03/30/2007

This photo was taken at, um 1 Jersey Ave. (you know, that part before you walk the plank to LSP?) in Jersey City by Flickr's Lugo Lounge.

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03/29/2007

From:The Graves still live in Metuchen, and I believe Mister John
Gleason teaches primary school somewhere around there. But their new
label – Kill Buffalo – is based in Brooklyn. Perhaps because of this,
the Roadside Graves have come untethered from the Turnpike. These guys
have always sung about the West; for the first time, they sound like
the West. And they do it without falling into any of the Will Oldham
clichés that are currently wrecking contemporary folk-rock.

03/23/2007

But where is the crane wife? Ah, yes, bad jokes abound when the Decemberists come through town. But this photo has nothing to do with this week's mega-indie show at the Loew's. But as a crane enthusiast myself, I really dig this photo, taken by Flickr's Ciel_Rouge with a Holga. It's gotta be Bayonne! (They need to make that their city slogan, it's got a nice ring to it, and I can definitely picture it on T-shirts.)

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Editors' note: A new feature today at City Belt is Shane Smith's weekly rundown of what's playing in the theaters around our area. Short & sweet, it's our weekly film user's guide.

don't missThe Queen: the film is awesome, Helen Mirren is better CC Village East (NYC)Volver: I'm not a big fan of Almodovar or Penelope, but this is a good one
Landmark Sunshine (NYC)

don't botherBabel: really speaks to you if you happen to be experiencing culture shock when you see it, otherwise it's pretty flat Music and Lyrics: Hugh and Drew try to outdo each other for Most Cloying Performance of the Year. cute soundtrack, though

03/21/2007

In bowling, 300 is the perfect score, achieved when one rolls strikes
in all ten frames. In the kingdom of cinema, Frank Miller has just
scored 300 for the second time with the release of 300, which is based on one of his comic books.

03/19/2007

By Elizabeth Weill-GreenbergSorry the Peach Pit’s been closed for renovations the last few weeks.
It’s been wild. Brandon just came in and wanted his job back after only
giving Nat, uh, no notice to take a job at the Beverly Hills Beach
Club!

But back to the subject at hand – America’s Next Top Model, cycle 8.

Union-busting must do a body good, because Tyra is more like her cycle
1 or 2 self. If only the same could be said for the girls.

Last season Tyra paraded around like a more-narcissistic-than-usual
drag queen. No matter the topic Tyra could make it about herself. But
the rumors that Tyra wants to be the next Oprah “When will everyone see
I’m a cult leader?” Winfrey must be true because Ms. Banks (ohh,
la-de-dah, look at me! I work at The New York Times!) is adopting that
down-to-earth every woman’s BFF style that Oprah does so well.

03/16/2007

A picture postcard if we've ever seen one. Taken by Pat Marella.You gotta be in it to win it! To be featured as Photo of the Week, and in our constantly updating Flickr badge in the right sidebar, tag your Flickr photos with CityBelt -- or you can just e-mail them to us.